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Recent Advances in Electron and Photon Dosimetry

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Radiation Dosimetry

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The possibilities to improve radiation therapy have increased during recent years, not only because of the use of new or improved tools such as computed tomography and dose planning, and high-quality electron and photon beams from therapy accelerators, but also because of increased knowledge in fields like clinical radiation biology about dose fractionation and dose-response relations. These new developments increase the demand for accurate dosimetry as illustrated by the following examples.

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Svensson, H., Brahme, A. (1986). Recent Advances in Electron and Photon Dosimetry. In: Orton, C.G. (eds) Radiation Dosimetry. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-0571-0_3

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